{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ford recall 21V076 (21S05): 2004-2006 Ranger",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v076/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V076 (Ford): In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments...",
  "excerpt": "Ford Ranger, model years 2004 to 2006. Filed by Ford Motor Company and reported to NHTSA on 17 February 2021. 144,340 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Ranger vehicles that may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Ford's own number for this recall: 21S05. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V076 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 21V076 Ford Motor Company Air Bags:Frontal 17 February 2021 2004-2006 FORD RANGER In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:39:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:03:27+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ford recall 21V076 (21S05): 2004-2006 Ranger\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v076/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}